Nature's Child

As the inaugural project of the Fresh Paint Initiative, this mural is an evolving work of art that will be updated by the artists over two years. Margaret Dewar painted the initial mural in July 2023. Her partner, R.E. Wall, then updated it in September 2023. The couple created imagery that introduces a child’s sense of wonder and curiosity to downtown Eugene.
For Phase I, the mural depicts a young girl reaching out as she explores a field of daisies. Phase II highlights the same child and several mandalas. "Each person’s life is like a mandala. A child of the cosmos allows the breath of life (Om) to blow through her magic wand. Bubbles, representing the delicate impermanence of the mortal world, emulate outward transforming the illusion of chaos into order. Order is depicted by various mandalas. In one hand, she wields the power of creation, while in the other hand the power of destruction. With a wave of her hand, she pops a bubble and the cycle of life begins again."

Part of the Fresh Paint Initiative which elevates emerging muralists by giving them their own wall to use as a canvas for two years, and for the artist to continually evolve the work over the entire period.